Schools and Education
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
Portland board weighs pros, cons of reconfiguring 8 elementary schools to save money
Superintendent Xavier Botana said there are pros and cons to the proposal, which the district is considering in the face of an anticipated $6.4 million budget shortfall.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
Electric school buses latest stop on Maine’s climate-change journey
Converting all Maine school bus fleets to electric would reduce carbon emissions significantly, but upfront costs and range restrictions could pose challenges.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2020
Supreme Court case to test state laws that exclude religious groups from public funds
In a Montana case, the court will decide whether a scholarship fund supported by tax-deductible donations can help children attending private schools, some of them religious.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2020
Parents criticize plan to reconfigure Portland elementary schools
They question the benefits and point to the disruption from converting 8 elementary schools to 4 schools for pre-K through second grade and 4 for third through fifth grade.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2020
Winslow Catholic school to close at end of year as area’s Catholic population declines
St. John Catholic School, which had as many as 350 students enrolled in the 1960s, will close at the end of the 2019-2020 school year with enrollment down to 34.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2020
Bill to expand access to child care unveiled in Waterville
"You can't have a strong economy in Maine without strong child care for the people in it," said Senate President Troy Jackson, a Democrat from Aroostook County.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2020
Portland to consider reconfiguring its 8 mainland elementary schools
The school board will discuss a proposal Tuesday to form 4 primary schools and 4 intermediate schools.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2020
Jackman school continues three-year streak of no snow days
Forest Hills Consolidated Schools in Jackman hasn't had a snow day in more than three years, and some students make their commute more fun by riding their snowmobiles to school.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2020
Portland doctor’s gift funds scholarships for Casco Bay students who attend Dartmouth
The $880,000 scholarship created by Philip P. Thompson Jr., who died in June, will support the education of Casco Bay High School students who attend Dartmouth College or its affiliated medical school.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2020
Proposals to ease student debt leave grad school out of the equation
Graduate programs account for 40% of federal student loans issued each year.
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